Already the fastest-growing online career site, Jobfox today announced another Web first: Jobfox Intros, giving job candidates a whole new way to get interviews and directly network with employers. A first-of-its-kind capability for job sites, Jobfox Intros provides more than a list of jobs. Jobfox Intros gives candidates a “foot in the door” via personal […]

Congratulations to Steve Rothberg and CollegeRecruiter.com for announcing it has integrated LinkedIn networking features into the site. Students, recent graduates and alumni who apply on CollegeRecruiter.com to internships or entry-level jobs will now immediately see who they know at the organization they applied at. What do dating and recruiting have in common? Assessments and Job […]

By Jason Buss. July sets another record for the job aggregator site, Indeed.com, with over 8 million unique visitors. Site traffic is up overall 94.9% for indeed through June, while traffic for its’ rival Simply Hired is down 11.9% the first half of this year. Since some classify Jobster as an aggregator, I threw that […]

By Jason Buss. I came across a tweet tonight from ZenRecruiter regarding a discussion on ERE – whether or not Resume databases have a normal distribution of talent. The discussion came from a question posed by Madeline Tarquinio as a follow-up to my post: “What Would Happen if Job Boards Became Obsolete“? There is some […]

By Jason Buss. Ask a job seeker where he or she would start their online job search. Jobster certainly wouldn’t be at the top of their list, since it primarily branded itself within the HR and Recruiting community. I quickly started 3 job searches on Google using a keyword and location, and a Jobster result […]

A busy news day for Monster.com. Monster Worldwide Reports Second Quarter and Six Months 2008 Results, adds next generation intelligent search technology by acquiring Trovix, Inc., and signs and alliance with HireRight.

It’s a bad day (and week) for newspapers. Will Craigslist begin charging for job postings in more cities? Congratulations to iCIMS’ CEO, Colin Day, for being named a “Forty Under 40” Award Winner.

In a web 2.0 world and in a competitive market, we all know engaging leads and potential candidates is key. Having a job title of “Manager Human Resources – Pest Control” maybe OK for the business card, but probably not necessary for the online posting. Guess what, boomers? Generation Y thinks you’re kinda inept. At […]

Is it time to roll the dice? Research and Markets: How to Prevent Damaging Employee Lawsuits: The Employer’s Practical Legal Guide About Current Employment Law Atomkeep celebrates 1 month of service. This Web 2.0 service allowed users to synchronize their profiles between major social networking web sites, job boards, blogs and other sites. Removing personal […]

By Jason Buss. Online Job Board Offers Job Seekers FREE Listing and FREE Video Resume Posting Until Jan. 1, 2009. One day there is talk about the drawbacks of video resume’s. The next, a new job board, FutureResume.com opens shop. The site is scheduled to go live for employer job listings in August. During that […]

By Jason Buss. For RSS and e-mail subscribers it should come as no surprise I am not a big fan of most job boards – that is – the way that they are typically used by most organizations and candidates. For new readers, welcome, and here are a couple of posts to set the stage: […]

Dayak, the online recruiting marketplace that links employers with professional recruiters, recently launched its full-service innovative site to quickly and efficiently fill employer job openings. Dayak’s new recruiting solution allows employers and recruiters an opportunity to work together to fill open positions in nearly every industry. There are no costs associated with posting a job […]